The major topics of agricultural research
The challenges of policy will determine the issues of public research funding and thus the respective objectives of the framework and support programmes.
Please select one of the below described "global topics of the framework programmes" to be informed about the research objectives of research funding.
Food and Consumer Protection
Research in the areas of food and consumer protection deals with aspects such as food quality, food safety, contamination, food physiology, the use of modern technologies and dietary disorders.
Rural Areas
The dynamics of the land, inland waters and forests are at the heart of research on rural areas. The creation of the necessary institutional framework is as well explored as the socio-economic and cultural dynamism in the countryside.
Climate Change
The analysis of the impact of phenomena of climate change on food production and rural ecosystems are the focus of many research projects.
Risks
The vulnerability of food production and food quality by risk factors such as harmful substances, diseases and epidemics in a globalized world are increasingly being explored.
Environmental and Resource Protection
The investigation of approaches to the sustainable protection of the environment and natural resources under the food production are among the priority issues of today.
Production Processes
The development of procedures in plant and animal production, aspects of organic farming and renewable resources, but also the use of biotechnological methods and improving the marketing will be the focus of agricultural research.
Food security
Food security is one of the main tasks of the Ministries of Agriculture. Considering the World Food issues, global trade, population explosion and energy crisis, the food security a central role in research.